Effect of inoculation with selected Beadyrhizobium spp. on the survival and growth of Acacia mangium saplings after 20 months in the field

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 470-483

  Martin Laurent, F ^a   Fremont, M ^b   Lee, S K ^c   Tham, F Y ^c   Prin, Y ^a   Tan, T K ^b   Diem, H G ^d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acacia mangium; Bradyrhizobium spp.; Imperata cylindrica; N2 fixation; Tree saplings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013398718     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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